Telegram-herald., 1887-03-02
The Fusion Party in
Michigan
FUnsral Services Conducted
by Telephone Yesterday.
TIE Greed Of ce-Seekers
Finally Killed Il.
Amusing Proceedings Of the
Democratic and Groenback
State Conventions

Ref Manh 1.-The usla. panctlal
ifF oi Democratic statesmen vas shova this
r.ara = ti.s- assembling l1r dellhafa-
tla 81. e.as4utiau. IhsY were called ioE
Il O'Clock. 8ai a. faag t-lle tnegs a. not .
e.rp8laI quart 1n hand and lt sas li.i3
before rrasesi.uss could 0esln " ben a.
-.nb.al taa e1lgeaLoa showed a l8s body
0l rsr4esal-tge men. The young lenloc
ray Grade ia unusually large showing
ea.Ie the silver ErtFs were iu the unuQrily.
Aaer securing orte. Chairman Weston
sfaf.i Che Luruosss ~ The eougenlion- tie
urged narnl1ag CD che ilfeIesfs 90 the party
ASIA predicted slcCess foo tle ficksl o. he
1Ia.el ia roWer The convention stool
shl.e Rev Nala4ea Hickey Invoked the
divine blessing
0n f1s nan nation of Judge Chipman.
tne Hln Michael Shoemaker. OF Jackson.
asa uade temporary Chairman aud vas e.
cnreI .o tts platform. where he VA re-
leeed With eeusr0Cs applau,e. Colonel
rsoe laEef returned the usual thanks for
zoe asa honor of presidiug over s1ch a
llngeu lluu. "a attributed The last snccess
ol lle seauAlaaa party CD The uasiinted
use of m8asY They noH went betOre the
prolIe ueier false c0l0rs, l0r they had
yielded io pressure for tie submission Of a
prauioltory amendment tO the people. and
20 flelr iata convention dare not express
tleir sentiments Dy resolution upon the
sun.eeE lie urged that the affairs of Aichi-
rln BE- .orever sEested from the nis-rule
ard sztfas azanc8 VI he Republican parry
Committees on cretentI tIals. resolutions.
rsrnraE.eflt 0r -snizalion znd order % onsi-
ne-s coasist.ug respectively % a member
frgfu e.4en tistFfcf. were sopGintcd alter Jas.
CouziD. ~ lase saginaw. had been made
fcad 1or1rv Secretary.
A usga0n % have an resolutions referred
20 tn- committee without resdng and
v.thoal Gsna-e. callei for a spirited protest
from q saginaw deleRsie. ho denounced i
ss Tire most absurd and unheard Of proceed
"a. ire uofiou As LOST.
lae Comul.tce ou t-eeoluuon3 named
ecre judge Ihlproan. Lester n Salisbury
of Aeuawee Eugens frngie OF Jackson,
Hon. l. 81 Eurv. Of Kalamazoo, VI. +.
Ryan 81 Alesaa, r.. 81 Warren Of Living
sfo1 It04 ~. Grocker, Macor1b. CYRUS
Kennedy. Uirsm J. H0yt Musk egOn,
ln1s ID. hawisv. lOsco-
The Eleventh district did not respond be
csuse delayed By the blockade and other
causes.
IaA II Pound moved for conference
coumiuee. Neiegats Listie. Of Saginaw.
rr-cip ipiafed the ol position % fusion IN a
telling speech. Tie declared the Democracy
~ vi N.cti-an s1le - taSe care Of i.self and
seisnniy prolgstee AGAINST getting Down on
ils knees Ard bexg ng little handful OF
stlaeCkeIs - c1fGe over aad help them
Hon. J. ~. Eurnhgl m2de , ringing
speech IN favor of Appointing the conference
coasrstetee. IL tit not oekeve that the
Derascra. ic Per gcoald afford tothr ~ over
board any elonet.t u strength He did no,
ike the iflea ~ having the grsy barred men
w1o ffd not 10 tie work Of the party, and
who veut % The Republicans when not sat
tted. dleafc course. This brought Mr.
Lisiie 10 bis feet aud he vowed that he va.
8 hard WorkiaE Democrat while Judge
lurnouI was iu The loins 0g his father, and
fnat he would kick f the platform declared
for Democracy. Creeubackers. base ban and
lava tennis ana the salvation army. re
would tea a DEMOCRAT until called to thai
great Democrats party soOve-
iI VAS decided o. have q conference com
mltrec. aua the 'olloTing were named. j.
ID. Cous.y Ctss - whitman, ,. g. Park
burst q. + Co nberrv. ThOs. r. McCsrry
Arthur y Eesiv. Elliott q. Stevenson. Hen
ry araves. hsary 7. Busch aud A. NcDon-
a.d
The convention then adjourned until :
ri9cS.